Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-02
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CHAPTER XVIlI-"FOR LIFE, FOR DEATH y
Though the last man in England who
would be guilty of such en- act inten-
ti0nellg, the eavesdropper referred 10 had
been the BsroGet OF Ravensbourne, and
he would have blushed-blushed with
psin, shame, snd Indignation, could he
have conceived the suspicious that how
cred in the mind of Montague Lonsdale.
He had been passing in the direction Of
the place-a very secluded one-where
the lovers were SO fully engaged with
each other; but ere he could withdraw,
which he did softly, and in haste, with 8
melcdietion on his lips, and great anger
snd annoyance in his heart, he had seen
and heard enough to convince him that
all was over with him just then; that be
had been seriously befooled, as he
thought, by all parties, and in great dis
gust Re tossed away his cigar.
This is how the fox jumps, is it?n he
muttered, when the new light to the OPP
position or Indifference of Melanie Tai
oct broke upon him; "and | actually
brought that fellow, LonsdsIe, down here
with my nephew. into her immediate vi
ci8.ty. Well, Burmah will be further
OF t1an Ravensbournen - ne added bit
terry.
Tae cigar formed S species of clue &c
Montague LousdGle, while the changed
bearing Of his host that evening at din.
! ner, cloak il ss the latter might attempt
] -, ~ =;
! the eayesdropper had been, and added tC
his anxiety for the future Of Melenie.
Sir Blisco's wOnted susvity had gone;
he was silent snd distracted over nis
wife and dessert; the departure Of his
nephew, the gay hussar, would scarcely
account for that; but MS manner in spite
Of himself, was cold, cur
aud dry; and the moment h
lsi4 the table he betook himsei
to writing angry letters to Mr.. Grim
hshaW, and his other ally, Mrs. Chilling
4tot, while, irritated by the vague mem.
ipry Cf his recent ooGstfuI statements 90,
were they revelations? he pondered
made to Lonbdale, he felt himself smsl
-excesass gig small, and, thank heaven
he mad not neen tempted to say more.
Bus neither Of the new rivals ever men
toned the affair 10 MelGnie.
The breakfast next morning provet
REFER bore TO oath men-to the BAY
1. cd especially.
$50 Horace has gone end LEFT tai
Il Wears little daughter !smentiug," ne It
marked, incidentally. "Foolish fellow
: l wonder .Tha5 me, Old folks Will think
Romsatis1ntie puss! Who would hay
= thought OF him-a Hussar-beiDg bitte
by her, though the English nincteent
ceptnTy hero II his Stand-up 'mssber,' j
4 irstheT dap3orable. They carried on thei
loYe-msk.gg very quierly-openlY, think
9 DeuceG BAD torm."
Lnnsdaie coloUred and remembered n
haI-smOked cigar.
5 "8ut the girls Of the present day d
d half the proposing" added the bdronet,
little yiciOusly as he tuggad at lis whit
, moustach. "By the way, you have /
cstch ar eaJly train, l believe?''
= midday must be the train for me,
: replied LonEdale, VINO knew taet ne ha
= to take c painful leave OF NIelanle.
= "Ahu'
r 10 LIS present mood the gen!ality-
. even the hospitality of Sir Brisco hs
- evapGrated; his manner was, as we hay
SAID, cold, but calm, snd disappearing
"trencaery," as he sbsurdly deemed it.
Thanks fer all your kindness to me,
said LonsdSle, after time; "ere v
meet sgain I shall hope to have wen N
spurs in Burmah, and return maior." -
''If you ever return al sIl, poor devil
was the angry thought of Sir Brisco.
So the end had come. Lons6ale ",
TO so TO the burning east and leave M
LAME behind him. In the first few Weei
that interVc ned between their final sep
ration they had nos, perhsps, thCugl
much Of it apparently; the dark clCud ha
its silver lining, when he returned hon
again, and il he could not return 81
Would join him in Inds. They CoUlG b.
love aud trust through vague term
psin ana G1Xje,y.
What might not happen ere ell tn
. came to pase?
50 How tenderly aud deeply tbs poor 81
loved him, They then say only snd fe
cnly Tho charm Of their present jO'
each, TO Jhe other, was the idol rouI
whicn that Joy conferred. They we
never tired CT lookiGg into each other
eVes-Cf listening TO each others voice
feeling 2 strong pity for Ill who did u
love, and al un,hinkirg Of 1hen love NJ
curse rather ths1 benefit 10 humEnit
whose very weakness renders it unfc
cope wisely with passion that is
absorbing, snd 81 times SO fatal"
! Uucle Grimshaw thought item De
p Of foois-would il all Last? Aunt Gu
a ltrgton lausted cyDicsily and saln "NO
tiGtceriug herself tlat she knew more
/ thai phase CT life than her brother
/ law.
i - know you would not mind mario
q means-almost poverty, on your OWE q
4 count, dearest" Montague L0ns6ale h
I esd, more than once; "but / know h,
unjust snd hard long engagement is
t gtrl-especiallY girl so lovely as yc
d and with al the temptations that bear
: brings shout her. But you will rene
; Der mg words aud me-"
u "RSMember-oh, Montsgue!"
: '.@l love ne, and SO, darling, as
canndfgive you up, will strive to v
5a' and deserve you; ahd if expectations
1 speedily realized, | shall be back al
I. SOCCER"
iii | went with you t. india" Mela1
: hst said, 'tinstead Of complying with
iWish ot Uncle Gyimshaw, he would
svenge, send Reggie TO break his he
Tin some hospital, and drive poor D
! into the streets-So you see how painful
how baf sihly Z sm situated"
-. So the morning OF the day had COZ
n on which Lonsdale had. ineyOrably,
depart for the Headquarters OF the